Botanical Dream
Posted: August 30, 2023 Filed under: Alcohol Ink, botanical dream stencil, gel press, gelli plate, Taylored Expressions, The Crafter's Workshop, The Crafters Workshop | Tags: gel press, gel printing, Ranger Alcohol Ink, Taylored Expressions, The Crafter's Workshop 7 Comments
I think you’ve noticed my love of gel printing. Let me assure you it hasn’t diminished at all. Today’s card features an alcohol ink and stencil print completed on the gel plate then lifted with a layer of acrylic paint.
I’m not sure which alcohol inks I used but I am pretty sure there was a cloudy blue and a brown involved. I’ve learned to like blue and brown combos over recent years which has surprised me a bit. Often we use alcohol inks only on plastic surfaces such as yupo or craft plastic. What I like about using alcohol inks on the gel plate is the way I can lift the print with any paper at all. I plan to make a video showing this technique so stay tuned.
The lovely stencil featured here is called botanical dream from The Crafters Workshop. All the little spaces trap alcohol really well making it a great choice for this technique. I let the stencil sit on the alcohol ink pattern for a while so it dries then lift the print with acrylic paint. I finished the card with a cute greeting from the Taylored Expressions set ‘In & Out Birthday. The set is full of pretty fonts.
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Heather Telford 
Stunning card!!! Look forward to seeing a video…thank you thank you!!
WOW!!! This is so beautiful!! I have always wanted to do this! Yes, please do a video!
Your love of gel printing is definitely rewarded. You are getting amazing results. Thank you for your details. They are excellently written and much appreciated.
Tish
This is beautiful Heather and I love this CW stencil which is very effective used with alcohol inks and the blue and the brown look wonderful together. I have made a card where I used the gelli plate with AI’s and it sinks in the card very quickly when you print, but by letting it dry on the plate and then lifting with the acrylic paint gives you the best of both worlds, and the finished result proves that. A brilliant result! x
Gorgeous gelli print, Heather. The design and colours are amazing. Great work! Look forward to your video!
Blown away! This is stunning. Can’t wait for the video! Thanks for doing one for all of us “How did she do that” folks out here.
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